I guess the GOP doesn't like the Gang of Six plan

“Background guidance: The President killed any chance of its success by 1) Embracing it. 2) Hailing the fact that it increases taxes. 3) Saying it mirrors his own plan,” a GOP leadership aide e-mailed to Politico’s Playbook.

That’s right. Now we know that there is no such thing as compromise. Period. No matter what Obama agrees to, if he looks like he likes it, they need to change it. We’re at a point where the focus isn’t on the substance, but making sure it’s a “victory” over Obama.

22 responses to “I guess the GOP doesn't like the Gang of Six plan”

Watching this from outside the US, I do not, really, understand why no one at all is stopping this farce really. So Obama tries to do his job, the GOP block it. Others try to do their jobs, and Obama likes it, they block it. But yet they pin the failure of anything working on Obama. Unless and until he sides with the GOP or does enough drastic backpeddling that he might as well not have done nothing at all.

Seriously, WTF is up with your Government? Or your people? Why is this still happening? It’s frustrating for me, I can only imagine what it’s like for people living “on the inside” as it were.

An ABC/Washington Post poll
released Tuesday indicates that more than six in ten Americans say any
agreement on the deficit needs to include a combination of spending cuts
and new taxes. According to the survey, large majorities of Democrats
and independent voters support the combined approach, with nearly half
of Republicans also in agreement.

An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll
also out Tuesday indicates that 58 percent of Americans support the
president’s proposal, which would reduce the federal deficit by $4
trillion dollars over the next decade by cutting federal spending,
increasing taxes on corporations and the wealthy, and reducing the level
of spending on Medicare. Thirty-six percent of those questioned say
they support a proposal by Republicans in Congress which would reduce
the Federal deficit by $2.5 trillion over the next decade by cutting
Federal spending and would not raise taxes on corporations or the
wealthy.

A CBS News poll
released Monday indicates that two-thirds of Americans say any
agreement should include spending cuts and tax increases, with 28
percent saying a deal should only include spending cuts and 3 percent
saying it should only include tax increases. According to the survey,
there is little partisan divide on the question. More than seven out of
ten Democrats and more than two-thirds of independent voters support a
balanced approach, as do 55 percent of Republicans and 53 percent of
self-described tea party movement supporters.

A Quinnipiac University poll
released last week had similar findings. The survey indicated that
two-thirds of the public supported a deal that included spending cuts as
well as tax increases for wealthy Americans and corporations. Nearly
nine out of ten Democrats and two-thirds of independents questioned
supported the inclusion of tax increases. Republicans in that poll were
divided on the issue.

A Gallup poll
Monday asked a different question, but also suggests that Americans
want compromise. According to the survey, two-thirds say the people who
represent them in government should agree to a compromise plan to raise
the debt ceiling, even if it’s a proposal with which they disagree. Only
27 percent say they would like their federal lawmaker to hold out for
the basic plan they want, even if the debt ceiling is not raised by the
deadline. According to the poll, 72 percent of independents, 69 percent
of Democrats and 57 percent of Republicans say their lawmaker should
agree to a compromise plan.

The majority of Americans really want a compromise, and to get this shit going before the economy crashes.

An ABC/Washington Post poll
released Tuesday indicates that more than six in ten Americans say any
agreement on the deficit needs to include a combination of spending cuts
and new taxes. According to the survey, large majorities of Democrats
and independent voters support the combined approach, with nearly half
of Republicans also in agreement.

An NBC/Wall Street Journal poll
also out Tuesday indicates that 58 percent of Americans support the
president’s proposal, which would reduce the federal deficit by $4
trillion dollars over the next decade by cutting federal spending,
increasing taxes on corporations and the wealthy, and reducing the level
of spending on Medicare. Thirty-six percent of those questioned say
they support a proposal by Republicans in Congress which would reduce
the Federal deficit by $2.5 trillion over the next decade by cutting
Federal spending and would not raise taxes on corporations or the
wealthy.

A CBS News poll
released Monday indicates that two-thirds of Americans say any
agreement should include spending cuts and tax increases, with 28
percent saying a deal should only include spending cuts and 3 percent
saying it should only include tax increases. According to the survey,
there is little partisan divide on the question. More than seven out of
ten Democrats and more than two-thirds of independent voters support a
balanced approach, as do 55 percent of Republicans and 53 percent of
self-described tea party movement supporters.

A Quinnipiac University poll
released last week had similar findings. The survey indicated that
two-thirds of the public supported a deal that included spending cuts as
well as tax increases for wealthy Americans and corporations. Nearly
nine out of ten Democrats and two-thirds of independents questioned
supported the inclusion of tax increases. Republicans in that poll were
divided on the issue.

A Gallup poll
Monday asked a different question, but also suggests that Americans
want compromise. According to the survey, two-thirds say the people who
represent them in government should agree to a compromise plan to raise
the debt ceiling, even if it’s a proposal with which they disagree. Only
27 percent say they would like their federal lawmaker to hold out for
the basic plan they want, even if the debt ceiling is not raised by the
deadline. According to the poll, 72 percent of independents, 69 percent
of Democrats and 57 percent of Republicans say their lawmaker should
agree to a compromise plan.

The majority of Americans really want a compromise, and to get this shit going before the economy crashes.

The vast majority of all plans offered by Obama ever since this “debate” began have been spending. The Repblicans outright turned away a plan that offered up 83% spending cuts to account for the budget control. That’s over $4 out of every $5 taken out of the deficit done so by cutting programs and not by raising taxes.

The vast majority of all plans offered by Obama ever since this “debate” began have been spending. The Repblicans outright turned away a plan that offered up 83% spending cuts to account for the budget control. That’s over $4 out of every $5 taken out of the deficit done so by cutting programs and not by raising taxes.

You want specifics? Fuck you, you’re not getting specifics. An 83 to 17 ratio was offered, and it was turned down in favor of screaming “IT MUST BE ALL CUTS!” without offering anything besides insignificant discretionary spending that not only doesn’t address the problem, but castrates socially valuable programs based purely on ideology.

Obama’s plan isn’t any less specific than the GOP’s “Cut Cap and Balance” plan. Both threw out fairly generic numbers under the assumption that once we agree on a framework we’ll be able to figure out the specifics later.

I’ve look at both sides and seen NO plans that specify what programs will land on the chopping block.